Bentley, Illinois

Geography

Bentley is located in southeastern Hancock County. Illinois Routes 94 and 110, a four-lane highway, pass just west of the town. The highway leads north 6 mi to Carthage, the county seat, and southwest as IL 110 36 mi to Quincy, while IL 94 branches off to the southeast and leads to Bowen, 10 mi from Bentley.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bentley has a total area of 0.14 sqmi, of which 0.14 sqmi (or 99.31%) is land and 0.00 sqmi (or 0.69%) is water.

Climate

|Jan record high F = 68 |Feb record high F = 76 |Mar record high F = 85 |Apr record high F = 89 |May record high F = 97 |Jun record high F = 100 |Jul record high F = 105 |Aug record high F = 104 |Sep record high F = 104 |Oct record high F = 96 |Nov record high F = 82 |Dec record high F = 75

|Jan avg record high F = 58.1 |Feb avg record high F = 60.0 |Mar avg record high F = 74.4 |Apr avg record high F = 85.1 |May avg record high F = 90.1 |Jun avg record high F = 94.3 |Jul avg record high F = 95.8 |Aug avg record high F = 96.5 |Sep avg record high F = 93.9 |Oct avg record high F = 85.0 |Nov avg record high F = 73.0 |Dec avg record high F = 61.3 |year avg record high F = 98.7

|Jan avg record low F = -2.0 |Feb avg record low F = -0.5 |Mar avg record low F = 12.2 |Apr avg record low F = 26.0 |May avg record low F = 38.7 |Jun avg record low F = 51.4 |Jul avg record low F = 56.1 |Aug avg record low F = 53.3 |Sep avg record low F = 42.0 |Oct avg record low F = 27.9 |Nov avg record low F = 16.5 |Dec avg record low F = 4.4 |year avg record low F = -6.9

|Jan record low F = -22 |Feb record low F = -20 |Mar record low F = -7 |Apr record low F = 6 |May record low F = 29 |Jun record low F = 44 |Jul record low F = 48 |Aug record low F = 43 |Sep record low F = 29 |Oct record low F = 18 |Nov record low F = 6 |Dec record low F = -10

|access-date = February 25, 2023 |access-date = February 25, 2023

Demographics

There were 7 households, out of which 14.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.43% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.57% were non-families. 28.57% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.57% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 2.57.

The town's age distribution consisted of 16.7% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 11.1% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 27.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 200.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 200.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $74,375, and the median income for a family was $101,250. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $53,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $35,594. None of the population was below the poverty line.

References

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. {{GNIS. 2396588
3. "Explore Census Data".
4. "Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.